Paul Peavyhouse
Mon, 29 Jan 2007 15:07:56 -0800
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Thanks for the links Mike! I don't quite understand the math, but I think this is very similar to what I was thinking about: http://www.discountmarinesupplies.com/Shorepower_Adapters-MARINCO_REVERSE_Y_ADAPTER_30A_TO_50A.html With one of these (and some knowledge of the breaker...
Mike Kane
Mon, 29 Jan 2007 10:07:30 -0800 (PST)
2007
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Actually, There are a number of Boating products to do exactly this. They have circuitry to ensure they are combining equivalent phase lines, and to ensure that they don't put power out on unconnected male connectors. Here's a few samples. http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=M...
Paul Peavyhouse
Mon, 29 Jan 2007 09:58:32 -0800
2007
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I have had my S10EV for almost a week now, and except for a big scare on its first day I have loved every minute of it! The scare was itself very exciting and very comforting to know that the built in safety measures work pretty well, and w/ the right tools you can get the tru...
Jim Coate
Mon, 29 Jan 2007 09:01:24 -0500
2007
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There is no real way to gang up outlets to increase the current limit. And while certain wiring arrangements might allow the voltage to be doubled, it is a recipe for disaster with the hazards involved. Sorry. Paul Peavyhouse wrote: > Is there a way to take 2 120V outlets and...
Gil Dawson
Fri, 26 Jan 2007 13:25:46 -0800
2007
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Dear Mr Glover-- In response to your question, "Can I envision myself driving an all-electric vehicle in the future?" I most certainly can. In fact, I'm driving one today. I am one of the very lucky few who managed to purchase an all-electric vehicle made by a major automobile...
Greg Brewsaugh
Fri, 26 Jan 2007 11:41:25 -0800
2007
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What I sent: Mark, Your question is "Can you picture yourself behind the wheel of an electric-powered vehicle someday." Someday? I've been driving electric vehicles since 1997, with three GM EV1s, a Toyota RAV4 EV, and a Ford Ranger EV. I'm still driving the Ford and the Toyot...
Gil Dawson
Thu, 25 Jan 2007 11:03:26 -0800
2007
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At 12:03 P -0800 1/24/07, Gil Dawson wrote: >I'd appreciate somebody explaining it to me. Or suggesting someone >who might can. At 1:16 P -0800 1/24/07, Park, Youngchul wrote: >Here is a starting point. >http://www.powerdesigners.com/InfoWeb/design_center/articles/DC-DC/conver...
Stephen Weitz
Wed, 24 Jan 2007 20:49:50 -0800
2007
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Gil, The question you are asking, I think, is similar to the conversion of DC to AC back to DC. In AC the voltage is quite variable over time and yet it is possible to do the conversion to DC. I would think the situation you are describing with capacitors is easier than AC whe...
Gil Dawson
Wed, 24 Jan 2007 12:03:49 -0800
2007
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This news about ultracapacitors is huge. Never mind the details, the notion of using capacitors instead of batteries is very attractive: capacitors don't care how fast you charge them or discharge them, they don't use up any energy themselves, but simply store it. They don't g...
Joshua Tomel
Mon, 22 Jan 2007 17:05:02 -0500
2007
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To the list, I think I just figured out why GM sold these trucks, but it's just a guess, and I have Niel to thank for it. Niel,Think of it this way, the fact that you have that fuel fired heater is probably the reason why it was available to be in our hands. It was a compromis...
Joshua Tomel
Mon, 22 Jan 2007 17:02:19 -0500
2007
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To the list, I think I just figured out why GM sold these trucks, but it's just a guess, and I have Niel to thank for it. Niel,Think of it this way, the fact that you have that fuel fired heater is probably the reason why it was available to be in our hands. It was a compromis...
Niel Nielsen
Wed, 10 Jan 2007 02:25:40 -0600
2007
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The Ovonics NiMH batteries solved two problems that had plagued electric cars for decades: 1. Short range (low energy/weight ratio) 2. Short battery life (2-3 years life on lead-acid was not uncommon) The Ovonics NiMH had a energy/weight ratio that was about double of the lead...
List member
Sun, 7 Jan 2007 18:45:11 -0800
2007
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The following has been discussed before, but for those who may be new to the lists I thought I'd pass it along. GM proposed a series hybrid version of its EV1 nearly 10 years ago: http://www.autoworld.com/news/GMC/Series_Hybrid.htm Based on the preliminary information we have...
Niel Nielsen
Sat, 23 Dec 2006 13:27:50 -0600
2006
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I had an interesting experience with my S10-EV this week. The vehicle is kept and charged in our attached garage. The charger is normally set to delay the charging until 3 am. On Wednesday night, the vehicle needed charging after 37 miles of driving (Bat Life came on during th...
Paul Peavyhouse
Tue, 12 Dec 2006 14:35:12 -0800
2006
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I will second that the S10 EV was also completely unknown to me until I stumbled across one on ebay (being sold by evbones...a rarity to see them on ebay). I helped to build and race Montana State University's solarcar entry in to GM's 1995's SunRayce. In 1995 the energy was h...
Paul Peavyhouse
Mon, 11 Dec 2006 14:05:20 -0800
2006
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FYI, you can fairly clearly see the 4 caps in the PIM in this photo: http://picasaweb.google.com/paul.peavyhouse/EVBones/photo#5002781962869735442 Pv On 12/11/06, Jeff Thomas <[email removed]> wrote: > > Well... I suppose it's time to explain this in some detail. > > I have di...
Jeff Thomas
Mon, 11 Dec 2006 12:43:19 -0700
2006
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Well... I suppose it's time to explain this in some detail. I have discussed this problem privately with some owners, and shown those who have visited the EV Bones facilities some of the carnage resulting from catastrophic filter capacitor failure. It's bad. I did not want to...
Adams, Lynn
Mon, 11 Dec 2006 06:43:20 -0700
2006
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Niel (and the group) The behavior you describe is similar to my truck in cold weather. I do notice the whine from the power steering and the motor, but it is not much different than in the summer. Neither are at an annoying level and are masked by the fuel fired heater. The cy...
Gil Dawson
Sun, 10 Dec 2006 11:11:31 -0800
2006
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Hi, Jim-- I was very saddened to hear about the serious damage to your truck Thank you for your detailed report. You may have allowed other S-10E owners to avoid experiencing the same thing. I do have a few questions: Where can we buy those capacitors new? Do you have any sugg...
Niel Nielsen
Sat, 09 Dec 2006 18:13:41 -0600
2006
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Lynn, I'm a recent new owner of an S10-EV. I bought Jeff's 37th (I believe) rebuilt truck, and took delivery of it at the end of November. It's a '98 and has about 7000 miles on it. I'm very happy with it. Jeff did a great job with it, as usual. I am in the Chicago area. The w...
List member
Sat, 9 Dec 2006 18:57:57 EST
2006
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Hello Jim Thanks for the information on your problem. Isn't great to have Jeff to contact for help. I will tell my story but I am not sure what happened yet. A couple of months ago I hooked up the charger and it blew up. I wired in another and after a short time well before th...
Jim Coate
Fri, 08 Dec 2006 15:14:18 -0500
2006
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My S-10 is now up and running again after several weeks of trials & tribulations. Hopefully hearing my tales can save others the hassle of going through the same thing: It all began one fall day when I parked the truck in the driveway, plugged in the charger paddle, and while...
Stephen Weitz
Thu, 7 Dec 2006 21:50:07 -0800
2006
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I have the opposite opinion, although no hard data. A slow charge using 120V would not heat up the batteries so the heat pump would not go on if the ambient temperatures are moderate (like much of the year in Oakland). This would be more efficient charging (albeit longer) beca...
Paul Peavyhouse
Thu, 7 Dec 2006 15:12:03 -0800
2006
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So, should we conclude from this that the 120V charger is useless on the NiMH S-10s? This confirms Jeff's opinion when I asked him about the old EV1 120V 1.2kWchargers. He said that these are useless because no or very little amps will reach the pack when the heat pump is runn...
Gil Dawson
Thu, 7 Dec 2006 07:38:47 -0800
2006
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Below is my final report on the 11/15/06 120V Charger tests, which incorporates a few comments I received since my preliminary report written the same day. --Gil Test Report - 120V Convenience Chargers - 11/15/06 by Gil Dawson Test Description Jim Hannigan, Gardner Harris and...
Adams, Lynn
Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:11:35 -0700
2006
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Hi Jeff, Just though I'd send a note to let you know the truck is working fine. The truck handles very well in the snow. Tuesday night it was snowing when I went home, it took almost 2 hours and slow traffic on icy roads. Other trucks and cars were unable to go up hills, but t...
List member
Wed, 22 Nov 2006 20:13:04 EST
2006
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Hello Gil Thank you for the added information. So at 86 degrees the 120 charger would not function. Since NiMH batteries heat up during charging and discharging. This is an unknown variable that would add heat. If the pack reaches 86 degrees from charging or discharging it wou...
Tom Dowling
Sat, 18 Nov 2006 01:36:13 -0800
2006
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We're working on arrangements. Should have an answer by December 4. Check back then, if you haven't heard anything. Tom Dowling -----Original Message----- From: [email removed] [mailto:[email removed]] On Behalf Of Stephen Weitz Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 11:00 PM To: Gil...
Stephen Weitz
Fri, 17 Nov 2006 23:00:22 -0800
2006
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How do we buy one of these chargers if we want one? Stephen in Oakland On Nov 17, 2006, at 12:49 PM, Gil Dawson wrote: > At 12:45 AM -0500 11/17/06, [email removed] wrote: >> It would be important to find the outdoor temperature that does not >> allow using the convenience cha...
Gil Dawson
Fri, 17 Nov 2006 12:49:31 -0800
2006
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At 12:45 AM -0500 11/17/06, [email removed] wrote: >It would be important to find the outdoor temperature that does not >allow using the convenience charger. Hi, Don-- The only fact that I can think of adding to our test report is that we noted that the ambient temperature fel...